Giant 1.5-foot-long rat that can crack open coconuts photographed for 1st time on remote island (www.livescience.com)

submitted 11 months ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/biodiversity@mander.xyz

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[-] DrunkenPirate@feddit.de 8 points 11 months ago

I hope this one doesn’t make it into our world. Oh my god.

[-] Drusas@kbin.social 8 points 11 months ago

Rodents of unusual size? I don't believe it.

[-] PsychedSy@sh.itjust.works 0 points 11 months ago

Three comments and someone beat me to it.

[-] Detourahead@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Is this bigger or smaller than a New York rat?

[-] BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago

How many peas are that?

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Biodiversity is a term used to describe the enormous variety of life on Earth. It can be used more specifically to refer to all of the species in one region or ecosystem. Biodiversity refers to every living thing, including plants, bacteria, animals, and humans. Scientists have estimated that there are around 8.7 million species of plants and animals in existence. However, only around 1.2 million species have been identified and described so far, most of which are insects. This means that millions of other organisms remain a complete mystery.

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